PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Pallero (ranked 6083 p4p, 499 weight class) and Marcus Hagler (ranked 4953 p4p, 473 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pallero
vs
Hagler

175 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilpo Pallero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler moves in looking to clinch but Pallero pushes him off.
Hagler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pallero.
Pallero attempts a counter takedown but Hagler avoids it well and moves away.
Pallero defending well as Hagler loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagler with a hook.
Hagler has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pallero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pallero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hagler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hagler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pallero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Hagler.
Hagler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pallero feinted with a counter takedown.
Hagler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hagler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pallero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallero staying out of range there.
Pallero tries to counter with a takedown but Hagler is quick to defend against it.
Hagler jabs Pallero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hagler.
Pallero dodges the punch combination from Hagler.
Pallero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hagler sprawls and moves away.
A punch combination from Hagler misses.
Pallero tries to counter with a takedown but Hagler is quick to defend against it.
Hagler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hagler misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler scores with a head kick. Pallero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Ilpo Pallero has been cut.
Marcus Hagler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pallero slips a jab and a cross from Hagler.
Pallero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hagler tries to clinch but Pallero moves out of range.
Pallero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hagler sprawls and moves away.
Hagler misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pallero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pallero controls the pace.
Pallero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pallero chips away with some ground and pound.
Pallero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler wants to stand up but Pallero is controlling him.
Pallero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pallero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pallero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hagler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pallero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pallero is working Hagler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pallero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pallero slips under a jab from Hagler.
Pallero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hagler thuds his right hand into Pallero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hagler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pallero counters with a takedown into side control.
Pallero controls the position.
Hagler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pallero connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hagler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilpo Pallero's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pallero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hagler.
Pallero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pallero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pallero changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hagler misses with a straight right.
Hagler swinging wildly here.
Pallero slips under a jab from Hagler.
Hagler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pallero circles away quickly and effectively.
Pallero feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagler wants to clinch

and Pallero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hagler won't be happy with that.
Pallero in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hagler is pushing Pallero's head away, looking to escape. Pallero manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler is trying to get back to half guard.
Pallero works to advance to full mount. Hagler defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pallero controlling from the full mount.
Pallero lands a heavy elbow.

Pallero is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pallero!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ilpo Pallero!